Women of discovery : a celebration of intrepid women who explored the world / by Milbry Polk & Mary Tiegreen ; [foreword by Christiane Amanpour].
by Polk, Milbry; Tiegreen, Mary.
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BookPublisher: New York : C. Potter, c2001Edition: 1st ed.Description: 256 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0609604805.Subject(s): Women -- Biography | Women explorers -- Biography | Women travelers -- Biography | Women adventurers -- Biography | Women scientists -- Biography | Women artists -- BiographyDDC classification: 920.72 | B | 920.72 Summary: Tells the stories of over eighty women explorers and adventurers who challenged the physical and social limitations of their times to expand the world's body of knowledge, including tenth-century Viking Unn the Deep Minded, botanical painter Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, and aviator Beryl Markham.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-249) and index.
School Library Journal, March 2002
Library Journal, September 2001
Tells the stories of over eighty women explorers and adventurers who challenged the physical and social limitations of their times to expand the world's body of knowledge, including tenth-century Viking Unn the Deep Minded, botanical painter Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, and aviator Beryl Markham.
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